VB Forum / Win API / April 2005

How should I convert my string and/or long values into binary, so that I
can save and retrieve it to/from registry in binary mode?
(I mean off-course I can use REG_DWORD, but what conversions do I need
if using REG_BINARY)

After 2 weeks I got the solution of how can I let the internet ecplorer
navigate in the same window and here is the code:
Decleration:
<DllImport("shell32", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError:=True)> _

Can anyone please help me with a query about mouse
position and creating a RECT of the mouse position? At the
moment the code below detects a MouseDown event and a
MouseMove event on a picture called picInner and draws a

I have this question which really drive me cruzy,
By using VB.Net:
How can I let the internet explorer navigate in the same window either
by using win32 API or by using Microsoft Internet Control refreance to

I'm trying out different USB calls and I'm stuck with the code below.
Do note that I've used CreateFile to get the handle of the device
(i.e. port) "\\.\usbscan0" and that other calls such as
IOCTL_GET_VERSION, IOCTL_GET_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR, etc work fine.

First of all, I consider myself a weekend bit banger (Using VB6 Sp5 on XP
platform).  I've just started using API function a few months ago and have
written a small program that consist of  1 Form containing 1 combobox, 1
toolbar and 1 web browser control.

I am currently working to get a VB 6 application talking to a legacy
application, and the only way to do so is via DDE. I know it is lame, but it
is the row I have been given to hoe. I am fairly new to VB and the Windows
API and very new to DDE so this has been quite the learning ...

Is it possible via the API to format a richtextbox's text without first
selecting the text ?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,

Ive been reading the article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307856&sd=tech
that describes how you can use swicthes to shell out windows explorer.
My question...is this only applicable to a certain OS or is it tied into IE

I'm looking for a way, through API to "Stack" 3 windows when a particular
event happens.  I can get the handle to all 3 windows.  Basically I want
Window #1 on top of window #2, and windows #1 and #2 on top of window #3
(Similar to a cascade effect).  Some of these windows amy or ...

Hi to all,
I know that the limit of items length into ListItem and ColumnHeader is 255
characters.
I need to know if there's a way to extend the maximum number of character

Does anyone know a method to get the name of the app-data-folder?
As I know in the German Version of Windows2000 it is:
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Joe\Anwendungsdaten
How can I get an international one?

I am using this code to remove "Close" from System Menu
Private Declare Function GetSystemMenu Lib "user32" ( _
        ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal bRevert As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetMenuItemCount Lib "user32" ( _

I want to write a program to reset the local windows admin password in
24 hours, do i have to call any Windows API in order to complete this
task ?
PS. user is a normal user

I try to create a menu at runtime. What I've done so far:
I created a Command-button
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim lHMenu As Long